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EASTBAY BULLDOGS BASKETBALL ACADEMY
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BULLDOGS 2008 SPRING & SUMMER REGISTRATION AND EVALUATION
March 4, 2008 - --
With the Winter CYO and HS seasons coming to an end, we are proud and excited to announce the start of Bulldogs 2008. As allways, we will run Spring, Summer and Fall sessions. Spring and Summer will be 3 months long (Spring is March, April, May while Summer is June, July, August) while Fall will only be 2 months (September, October). As allways, our Spring and Summer Sessions will include 2 practices a week as well as a league and a tournament.
Now as we have for the last 13 years, we will field boys teams 3rd grade through HS Varsity. However, this year, we are also pleased to announce the formation of girls teams in every grade as well. If you are a 3rd grade to HS girl and are looking for a fun team with great instruction, come give us a look.
We have held our intial Player Registration and Evaluation nights at Pleasanton Middle School. However, there are still limited slots available in most grades. If you are interested in seccuring one of these final slots, check the "ticker" above or contact Coach LeClaire to find out when your age group is scheduled to take the floor. We will bring you out to a practice where you can see what we do while we evaluate your skillset. Then, at the end of practice, if everything looks good, we can get you signed up. You can reach Coach at 925-570-1334 or PGLeClaire@comcast.net. Hope to see you out there.
BULLDOGS 17 & UNDER HS RED ELITE REACHES RENO CHAMPIONSHIP
May 28, 2007 - --
In what has become a great tradition for the Bulldogs, we took 9 teams up to Reno this year for the 25th annual PNAAU Reno Memorial Day Event. First off, thanks to Mike Connors and his staff at the PNAAU. They do a fantastic job of running a first class event in the best facilities in Reno. Also, thanks to all our Bulldogs parents. We couldn't make a trip like this without you. Now, onto the the tourney wrapup.
Well, HS Red led the way going 4 and 1 and getting to the Championship game in the Jr Boys (Varsity All Star) division. They lost the Championship in OT to a great Boise Elite team. Everyone on the Bulldogs Red squad played fantastic. Andrew Hunting and Tim Scott led the way, dominating every game at both ends of the floor and cleaning the glass as well. Tristan Okpalango was a force inside. John Lynn did a nice job on point steering the team to their 4 wins. His two 3's in the last minute of the championship game left the team 1 point short. There just isn't room to list everyone but the rest of you guys really played well also.
Our 8 Red team had a great tournament as well, going 3 and 1 for a 5th place finish. Their final game was against a tough MVP Flight squad they spotted a 10 - 0 lead and then stormed back to beat by 10. Stephan Moahajer, Ronnie DeGuzman, Lennie Nietto and David Ellison led the team. That said, all 9 guys contributed in every game. Great job Fella's.
Lastly, 5 Red reached the final 4 but met the eventual tournament champs and ended up placing. We think this may be the next great Bulldogs team in the making. Zach Dighans, Fritz Eibel and Josh Ip led the team all weekend. Young Brandon Kirk also stepped up on the glass against bigger kids and showed a toughness we think is a sign of a great future.
All in all, the club went 19 and 18 in Reno and everyone won at least one game. I hope you guys all had as much fun up there as I did. I can't wait until next year. Frankly, I allready reserved my room.
HS White Reaches Championship at Slam N Jam
April 17, 2007 - --
The Bulldogs "HS White" 16 & Under team traveled to Albany HS this past weekend for the annual Slam N Jam Spring Varisty Tournament. They started with Pool play, beating all three of the teams in their pool by a total margin of victory of 55 points (20, 18 & 17 respectively). The Bulldogs, along with the other 3 Pool Champions, advanced to the Platinum Championship Bracket. In the first bracket game, the Bulldogs beat a very good Bay Area Warriors team 68-55. That win put the Bulldogs in the Championship Game. The Bulldogs drew a great ACA team out of San Francisco for the Championship. The game was an incredible up and down game. Three times, ACA stretched their lead to 15+ points with the Bulldogs fighting back to within 2 every time. In the end, the Bulldogs didnt have quite enough to get over the hump, loosing 100-92, an incredible score for a 32 minute stop clock game with two teams both playing their fifth game in two days though.
Everyone played great all weekend but a few guys really stood out. Johnny Worlich lead the team from the point guard position. David Williams showed great toughness, getting to the rim whenever we needed him to. Brent McHone scored inside and out in every game and our two big men, Tyler Worthley and Nacho Montez made their presence felt physically, particularly in the championship. As a coach, I love having football guys as my bigs. They dont back down to anyone.
Anyway, great weekend for everyone. We are proud of all you guys.
CLUB ANNOUNCES "BULLDOGS SELECT" ELITE PROGRAM
September 1, 2006 - --
The Eastbay Bulldogs are proud and excited to announce the formation of "BULLDOGS SELECT". The plan is to run one Bulldogs Select team for every grade 4th to Varsity, talent permitting. Each of these teams will have 10 to 12 players. Bulldogs Select will practice twice a week together as a group. As allways, they will play at the highest levels of the MVP Spring and Summer leagues. We will also play the Reno Memorial Day event and the MVP Labor Day Event. We also want to go to Vegas in early August if there is interest from the parents. If the team opts to stay together for fall, we will also do the MVP fall league. The catch is, to be selected for the select team in your grade, we need a commitment for the length of the program from you. We aren't interested in re-forming these teams in June. We want the continuity you get from playing together for an extended period.
If the commitment for Bulldogs Select is too much for you, the Bulldogs will still offer their traditional Bulldogs teams you have all come to know from us. Those teams will still play in the MVP leagues and still all recieve the excelent coaching Bulldogs teams are known for.
If you are interested in being considered for one of these Select teams, contact Coach LeClaire at 925-570-1334 asap to get on the tryout list. There will be a parent meeting in early January to discuss all the details with tryouts and practice begining in early February.
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